Whispering Poems

Chapter 3837 The Starry Sky Chess Game
Meanwhile, at the edge of the city at the foot of the mountain, on the battlefield, Danist, after witnessing two beams of light pierce the dim yellow night sky and descend upon the ruins, and the Moon Seal granting her immense power, the sorceress swept forward a crimson moonlight, causing the flesh and blood of the monsters attacking the city's defenses to dissolve.

She then cast a spell, leaving behind a red moon barrier, before transforming into light and flying towards the mountaintop.
"I'm going to the mountaintop to provide support."

"Yes, Professor. When did Professor Daniste become so amazing?"

Megan, Claire, and Sylvie hurriedly flew out of the tower and landed on the deck of the Radiant Messenger.

Then, to her surprise, the mark that Shad had left on the outside of her upper arm when they said goodbye had also lit up, just like a few other girls on the battlefield below. Thus, the Great Witch of Light knew just how many people had gotten ahead of her.

"Ok?"

Sylvie then looked at Megan's arm, who gave her a smug look. As for Claire, she couldn't see the moon mark at all.

They have just returned from the sea, and now the church has launched the final defense ritual on the island, a defensive ritual adapted from the "Great Symphony of Destiny" ritual.

The ships and people on the naval battlefield have all returned to the defensive ritual area; there is no longer any need to fight on the sea. Defending the island until the final battle at the summit is currently the only way for the Ring Warlocks to win.

“Shad.”

Sylvie, clutching her right arm, suddenly looked up at the starry sky as if sensing something, then asked in surprise:
"what is that?"

The deep blue belonging to the moon goddess and the silver-white belonging to the god of misfortune are no longer intertwined, but instead occupy the east and west sides of the snow mountain respectively.

The two colors ultimately separated completely in the night sky, centered on the ruins and battlefield. Meanwhile, deep blue and silver-white each painted square areas of the same size across the starry sky.

Two square regions occupying the starry sky gradually touched together, enveloped in a dim, yellowish light. Stars twinkled within their respective areas; this was clearly—

"checkerboard!"

Bella, who was also not participating in the battle, exclaimed on the deck. On the east and west sides of the twinkling two-colored chessboard, stars twinkled and starlight condensed, transforming together into two half-body phantoms that were even more magnificent than the chessboard.

In the sea of ​​stars, the faces of the phantoms are blurred and indistinct. One is shrouded in a deep, ominous power, while the other has a silver moon as its left eye, wielding the cold moonlight of this night. The "Moon God," whose form is condensed from the power of the stars, looks across the chessboard at the God of Misfortune on the other side. At this moment, His breath is the twinkling of the stars, and His thoughts are the flowing of the starry sea.

He still didn't know what the god opposite him wanted to do, but at this moment, filled with divine power, he didn't mind playing a game of chess with the [God of Misfortune].

This is just another way for gods to fight.

With a thought, the chess piece, gifted by the hermits and personally carved by the God of Luck, appeared and was placed into the deep blue starry sea chessboard by the huge silver figure on the east side of the board.

Snapped!
After the piece was placed, a priest chess piece holding a sacred bell appeared in the sea of ​​stars, shaking the bell in its hand—

jingle——

The spreading moonlight caused the silver-white chessboard belonging to the God of Misfortune to shake violently. Then, the half-body starlight phantom of the God of Misfortune beside the silver-white chessboard waved his hand, and the power of misfortune transformed into a black chess piece that landed on the silver-white starry chessboard. It was a black chess piece that was playing a flute.

The piper played a doomed tune in the starry sky, immediately suppressing the vibrations of the sacred bells.

Having understood the past, future, and present, the moon goddess Shad summoned ten [Cards of Impermanence] to her. The cards spun around the starlight, and as the [Card of Impermanence - Earth] fell face-up onto the board, a gold coin bestowed by the ancient god [Lord of the Walls] landed on the cards.

The playing cards and gold coins resonated with each other. The golden light emanating from the cards melted the gold coins, transforming them into a starlight city wall chess piece, which protected the priest chess piece from the misfortune's flute melody.

So the god of misfortune continued playing chess, placing a piece wielding a black scythe on his own silver-white starry chessboard.

The scythe swung, bringing with it the misfortune of death. Then, [Immutable Fate] flew out from beside the phantom of the Moon God, landing face up once more on the deep blue chessboard, and the gold coin bearing the emblem of the [God of Gambling] landed on the cards.

In the light, a gambler's chess piece appeared, holding up a giant die. The die was flipped repeatedly by the gambler's raised hands, and with a clanging sound, the black light and shadow of the scythe vanished without a trace.

The sound of the dice rolling even seemed to stir the deep blue chessboard, causing it to smudge the silvery-white area. Then, the phantom of the evil god, formed from starlight, placed its third piece, and misfortune transformed it into the shape of a black dragon.

The chess piece immediately spewed flames forward after it landed on the board, and then the [Impermanence of All Things - Light] flew out, and the gold coin obtained from the gift box landed on the playing card.

Actually, the most suitable card for this coin would be [Impermanence of All Things - Creation], but Shad doesn't have it. Fortunately, this is enough. The cards and the coin resonate, and in a pure light, a clown wearing a clown hat appears on the board.

The clown laughed and waved his light, blocking all the flames spewed by the dragon of misfortune.

"The final game."

The Moon God spoke from the starry sky, and the [Impermanent Phenomena - Silver Moon] fell to the front of the deep blue chessboard, while the gold coin given by the [God of Mist] landed on the card.

And so, as the cards and coins resonated, the dancer's chess piece appeared in the starry sky. The piece danced joyfully, and as it moved, a hazy silver mist spread from the deep blue chessboard toward the silver one.

"No need to rush."

The God of Misfortune made another move, this time a piece modeled after himself appeared at the forefront of the silver chessboard, blocking the spreading silver mist. This was the strongest piece the God of Misfortune had played on the board, almost equivalent to the god himself taking to the field.

So the moon goddess in the starry sea sighed softly, plucked out her left eye, and cast the moon onto the chessboard—

Snapped!
Silver and deep blue intertwined, misfortune danced with moonlight. Priests, pipers, city walls, scythes, gamblers, black dragons, clowns, dancers—everything on the chessboard turned into chaos. At this moment, even the people in the snow-capped mountains below the chessboard of stars could not describe in words what they were feeling.

When people looked back at the night sky, there was no longer a chessboard or players. Only the silver moon still hung high and lonely in the dim yellow night sky.

The two gods seem to have departed, and the moon god has won this divine war.

"This is ridiculous. So what is He here for?"

Silver light fell onto the snow, then coalesced into the shape of Shad in an unknown part of the snow-capped mountain. The snowstorm here was exceptionally fierce; everything beyond a meter was a vast expanse of white, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

Shad was bent over, panting heavily, the white smoke from his breath coming out intermittently. The divine power had completely dissipated, and now only two drops of divinity remained in his soul.

Because he never actually fought the deity at close range, he didn't even get a chance to use the "benevolent doctor's injection needle" that he had prepared to steal and acquire divinity.

Although it was just a game of chess with the gods, the essence of the game was still a duel between gods and a clash between rules. Therefore, the intensity of the battle was no less than the intensity of the battles that Shad had fought against the evil gods by igniting his divinity in the past.

Even though he had won with the help of the chess pieces, the Myriad Manifestations card, and the four gold coins, Shad, still feeling sore all over and dizzy, was still unclear about what Mr. Misfortune wanted to do:
"The evil gods that appeared before each had their own purposes, so what exactly does this one mean?"

He not only expended a drop of divinity for this, but even his four gold coins were shattered by the clash of divine powers. Aside from gaining the achievement of "defeating yet another evil god," he ultimately gained neither new divinity nor any intelligence. The outsider even suspected that the evil god might be deliberately helping Mr. Snake.

After all, his body and soul could not withstand being transformed into a god again in such a short time.

He was panting heavily, trying to recover as quickly as possible. This wasn't a depletion of physical strength, life force, or spirit, but rather the aftereffects of his body and soul falling from a higher dimension. He could only adapt to it on his own; even the power of [Resurrection] was ineffective in the current situation.

The wind and snow relentlessly stole the heat from his body, but thankfully, the flame in his heart still burned fiercely. His senses were completely muddled, and he had no idea where he was in the snow-covered mountains. He still didn't know how the battle with Mr. Snake in the ruins was going. When he transformed into a god earlier, he only noticed that Luvia had asked Stella to leave the battlefield, and after they reunited with the old man Zaratu who had climbed back up, they went to the temple to settle the final points.

Since the Chosen Ones ceremony has not yet begun, it is clear that something new has happened on the battlefield or in the temple. Shad knows that he must get back as soon as possible.

"hu~hu~"

However, the battle between gods brought at least one benefit: a large area of ​​the starry sky had returned to its normal colors. The moon could now cast its light onto the snow-capped mountains, so the wind carried only snowflakes, and the surrounding snow surface was pure white without any yellow sand; parts of the snow-capped mountains were now normal.

"Could it be that in the future, I'll go to the Fifth Era and become enemies with [Mr. Misfortune]? Hmm?"

Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he looked up sharply, only to see a sliver of golden light slowly descending from the sky into the distance amidst the blizzard. Even from this distance, Xia De could discern that it was a chess piece radiating golden light. This wasn't because Xia De's eyesight had improved, but because the gold on the chess piece was clearly...
　PS: To avoid controversy, let me clarify in advance that the war of gods is not over yet, and this descent of the evil god is not hasty.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)